| Category of Provision | Name | Description of Support | Contact Name and/or link | Contact Number | Contact Email | Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Support OR Mutual Aid |
| FOOD | Heywood Food Bank | Food parcels to those who need help, open Mondays and Fridays 10am - 12noon | Liam Killough | 07396 071193 | lakillough@hotmail.com | |
| FOOD | Friends of Hopwood Park | Pies are ordered and paid for over the phone and delivered also wellbing checks | Sandra Trickett
https://en-gb.facebook.com/groups/153376491506222/ | 07811 183064 | sandra@friendsofhopwoodpark.co.uk | VCFSE support |
| FOOD | Family Action Fareshare | Our Family Action/Fareshare Food Clubs in Littleborough, Heywood and Newbold Childrens centres offer a weekly food club to reduce food waste and provide local families with a range of food at the low cost of £3.50 per week. They are now offering a free food gift, referrals only. The free Food gift is worth £15. The food is supplied by Fareshare and will be different each week. A referral form will need to be completed and returned to the Supporting Families Allocation Panel supportingfamilies@rochdale.gov.uk You can request a referral form from Sarah.Taylor@Rochdale.Gov.UK | Gemma Mcardle | 0161 277 6970 | gemma.mcardle@family-action.org.uk | VCFSE support |
| FOOD | The Food Network | The food network is changing from next week. We are going to be running an emergency food parcel service.
Our criteria is going to be
1. Physical/mental health causing problems leaving the house
2. No recourse to public funds
3. Monies sanctioned
4. Families struggling to access outside food agencies who have little or no funds.
People will either be given a one off parcel or be given the support for a number of weeks until there situation changes. We hope that ever agency will make sure that the people meet the criteria. Hopefully together we can get people back on the right track. | Kirkholt community church | 01706 526722 | | |
| WELLBEING | Kooth | Online mental healthcare service which aims to provide mental health service to individuals under the age of 21. Access online mental health services that work alongside you to provide compassionate and effective support. | Tom Boroughs | | tboroughs@kooth.com | |
| WELLBEING | Rochdale Dawah Centre | BAME wellbeing packs avaialble Teenager pack - http://bit.ly/TeenWellbeingPack Mothers wellbeing pack - http://bit.ly/MothersWellbeingPack Adult wellbeing pack - http://bit.ly/AdultWellbeingPack Deaf wellbeing pack - http://bit.ly/DeafWellbeingPack Intro to deaf awareness and BSL - http://bit.ly/IntroToDeafAwarenessnBSL | Mohammed Tawasir | | info@rochdaledawah.co.uk | |
| WELLBEING | Healthwatch Rochdale | Our Vision is a better health and social care experience for everyone in Rochdale. Our Mission - We are the independent voice of local people in challenging and influencing health and social care provision in the Rochdale borough. Please provide us with your feedback on any health and social care you have received as a Rochdale resident - https://healthwatchrochdale.org.uk/share-your-feedback-local-health-and-social-care-services | https://healthwatchrochdale.org.uk/ | 01706 249 575 | info@healthwatchrochdale.org.uk | |
| WELLBEING | Transport for Sick Children | We help families who have sick children and are on a low income take their children to and from hospital.If you are a parent or carer in need of Transport for Sick Children just ask your Health Professional or Social Worker to contact the charity. We have a dedicated team of transport organisers who take referrals from them.
| Beverley | 0161 443 4122 | to@transportforsickchildren.org | |
| WELLBEING | Your Trust (formerley Link4Life) | Your Trust is a charity working in the heart of Rochdale Borough to support each and every member of our diverse community to live happier, healthier and more creative lives. | Paul Gardner
https://link4life.org/ | 01706 926235 | paul.gardner@link4life.org | |
| WELLBEING | Barnardos BOLOH - The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic family Covid-19 Helpline | If you have been affected by the pandemic and you need advice or someone to talk to, you can call us confidentially on 0800 1512605 or, if you prefer to have an online chat with the specialist support advisor, you can do this via the live webchat by clicking on the chat icon on the bottom right of our website. Our trained staff are awaiting your phone calls or webchats Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm, and Sat-Sun 10am-3pm. Boloh supervisors may listen in to your phone call, or supervise your helpline advisor’s web chat to make sure that we can help you in the best way. | https://helpline.barnardos.org.uk/ | 0800 1512605 | | |
| WELLBEING | Recovery republic | Supported self help and emotional wellbeing development and support to people in Heywood and beyond | Michael taylor
https://www.facebook.com/recoveryrepublicheywood/ | 01706 622722 | info@recoveryrepublic.co.uk | VCFSE Spport |
| WELLBEING | Transport for Sick Children | We help families who have sick children and are on a low income take their children to and from hospital. | Beverley | | beverley@transportforsickchildren.org | |
| WELLBEING | Volunteering Matters | Getting Together Matters - We have a great calendar of free activities and events that will bring older people together across our communities. Activities include online gentle exercise singing and quizzes, Involving people over 50 years old and aimed at older age groups, in interactive sessions, helping combat loneliness and isolation at this time. | https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/project/getting-together-matters/ | 080 8196 6831 | gtm@volunteeringmatters.org.uk | |
| MEDICATION DELIVERY | HMR Circle and Volunteer Driver Service | Prescription pick up - volunteer drivers | Mark Wynn
http://hmrcircle.org.uk | 01706 751165 | mark@hmrcircle.org.uk | VCFSE Support / drivers |
| MEDICATION DELIVERY | Brass Knuckles | Paul runs a facebook group of motorcycle riders / car drivers that are willing to do deliveries /collections of food / prescriptions or help in general - he has around 25-30 people to help | Paul
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2000794323536739/about/ | 7951236425 | paul372009@live.co.uk | |
| PRACTICAL | Northwest By Numbers | Helping you feel more in control of your bookkeeping & accountancy requirements. Whether this is through providing the service for or, training you to do it yourselves, understand the jargon surrounding the sector, understand some of the processes. | Moragh Hunt | | accounts@northwestnumbersltd.co.uk | |
| PRACTICAL | Angies Angels | We provide clothing, toiletries, housing starter packs for people moving into their own accommodation from either a hostel or homelessness. | Angie | 07711785131 | angiesangels1@outlook.com | |
| PRACTICAL | Bridging Communities | Based at the old M&S building, Bridging Communities have a large supply of fast Covid tests available to pick up, whether for your organisation or service users, if you wold like to collect some Covid Fast tests, pop into the old M&S building, between 10am - 4pm Mon - Fri and ask for Jav. | Jav Rehman | 07858 206826 | bridging.communities4all@gmail.com | |
| PRACTICAL | British Red Cross Hygiene packs / blankets, Discharge from hospital and support at home, Loan of wheelchairs | Hygiene packs / blankets, Discharge from hospital and support at home, Loan of wheelchairs | | 0300 023 0700 | | |
| DIGITAL | Business in the Community | Menotored support to increase confidence and digital skills - this project takes an individual and matches them a trained volunteer to help them gain more digital skills. The participant needs connectivity and tech but they can determine what it is they would like to learn and the programme is shaped round their needs and levels. | Lucy smith | 0161 9717587 | Lucy.Smith@bitc.org.uk | |
| DIGITAL | Digital Tech Library | Working with partners, HMR Circle has created the Digital Tech Library, where we can loan people tablet computers to help them get started on their internet journey. | Mark | 0800 112 3440 | mark@hmrcircle.org.uk | |
| DIGITAL | HMR Circle Digital Support | One to one support for older people to get online including people in Independent Living Schemes | Kim Ho
www.hmrcircle.org.uk | 0800 112 3440 | Kim Ho <kim@hmrcircle.org.uk> | VCFSE |
| DIGITAL | Ability Net Volunteers | IT / technology support older and disabled people of any age to get online | Ability Net
https://abilitynet.org.uk/at-home | 0800 0487642 | enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk | VCFSE |
| DIGITAL | Disability Forum / RADDAG | Peer support from the Disability Forum / RADDAG for people with specific needs e.g. people with sight impaired | Sarah Cross
www.raddag.org | Telephone, SMS (text) message and WhatsApp - 07828 482 600 | Sarah Cross <sarah.cross@raddag.org> | VCFSE |
| DIGITAL | Digital Community Champions | Support to get online 1-2-1 | Nicola Keogh
www.livingwellrochdale.com | 01706 751190 | Nicola Keogh <nicola.keogh@thebiglifegroup.com> | Mutual Aid |
| Advice | Recivery Republic | Money management, housing, employment, lifestyle behaviour change, quitting smoking and work related health advice and support. | Michael Taylor | 01706 622722 | info@recoveryrepublic.co.uk | |
| Advice | St Bernards Support | Financial wellbeing online and telephone help sessions for people affected by cancer and other illnesses. Every 2nd Tuesday of each month 10am - 9pm. Individual one-to-one Sessions are available online Or by telephone at other times | | 0800 772 0723 | help@s-b-s.org.uk | |
| ADVICE | Debt Buffer | We help individuals and families near Rochdale with free debt advice and debt counselling. We provide fast, easy and free confidential advice and support by quickly establishing what form of debt solution might be right for your needs and level of income. | https://www.debtbuffer.com | 0800 488 0247 | | |
| ADVICE | Electricity North West | Priority Service register - Customer support guide The booklet includes important information for customers how to prepare for and what to do in a power cut as well as some simple energy saving tips, there are changes to the form regarding data sharing and opt in/out night updates.
The application for the PSR is now free postage and the tear out form is at the back of the book. | Download booklet here, https://www.enwl.co.uk/priority | See Link | See Link | |
| ADVICE | Citizens Advice | The citizens advice line is open so if anyone you come across needs it, please pass on the details - 0300 330 9073 - available 8.30 to 5.00 Mon-Fri. | | 0300 330 9073 | | |
| Education | Recovery Republic | Flourishing' - co-produced development programme we offer through our associated Education at Recovery Republic partner. Flourishing follows investment from the Workers' Educational Association. It builds on people's strengths and assets and their life goals to be achieved at their own pace. | Michael Taylor | 01706 622722 | info@recoveryrepublic.co.uk | |
| Education | Touchstones TV | Learn about history on Touchstones TV, every Wedneaday 9am, tune in for free | www.youtube.com/c/yourlink4life | See Link | See Link | |
| Education | Red Cross | Our free, easy-to-use teaching resources help children aged 5 to 11 to look at the world from a humanitarian point of view. These curriculum-linked activities, sessions and teaching packages are ideal for PSHE, Citizenship, English, Art, Geography and informal learning time. They help primary learners develop empathy with others, learn to help others, develop their resilience and gain many other life skills. | https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/primary-teaching-resources | See Link | See Link | |
| Translation | Caring and Sharing Rochdale | Can offer interpreters in different languages. | Nicky | | caringandsharingrochdale04@gmail.com | |
| Translation | Europia | Translation service for Portugese, Lithuanian, Latvian, Romanian, Romanes, Russian, Slovak, Czech, Bulgarian, Spanish, Polish, Hungarian - small budget available for translations, however financial contributions are welcome | Cristina Leonte-Racu | 07762 807487 | cristina.l@europia.org.uk | |
| Translation | KYP | Translation service for Urdu language | Khadija | | Khadija@kyp.org.uk | |
| Translation | Bridging Communities | Translation service for pahari, punjabi and Farsi, other languages can be contacted on request. | Javed Rehman | 07858 206826 | bridging.communities4all@gmail.com | |
| Translation | Nestac | NESTAC provides a high quality, prompt and affordable translation and interpreting service in Greater Manchester. Languages covered are Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, French, Lingala, Kurdish, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Urdu, Punjabi, Wolof, Yuruba. Booking form available from laura.augustine@actiontogether.org.uk | | 01706 868993 | info@nestac.org.uk | |
| Translation | Translation Linx | Provides Arabic Interpreters in Rochdale, at a cost. | | 0800 368 8681 | bookings@translationlinx.co.uk | |